Create an Alexa-hosted skill using the Alexa developer console. Creating an Alexa skill helps you prepare to use the Alexa app.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

Procedure

  1. Log in to the Alexa developer console with your Amazon developer account.
  2. Click Create Skill.
  3. In the Skill name field, enter a skill name.
  4. From the Default language list, select a default language to add your skill.
  5. Under Choose a model to add your skill, select Custom.
  6. Under Choose a method to host your skill's backend resources, select Alexa-Hosted (Node.js).
  7. Click Create skill.
  8. To add your skill, select the Start from Scratch template.
  9. Click Continue with Template.
    Note: Creating an Alexa-hosted skill takes a few minutes.
  10. In the skill, navigate to Interaction Model > Intents > JSON Editor.
  11. Replace the JSON Editor with the following JSON script. 
    {
    "interactionModel": {
        "languageModel": {
            "invocationName": "now agent",
            "intents": [
                {
                    "name": "AMAZON.CancelIntent",
                    "samples": []
                },
                {
                    "name": "AMAZON.HelpIntent",
                    "samples": []
                },
                {
                    "name": "AMAZON.StopIntent",
                    "samples": []
                },
                {
                    "name": "AMAZON.NavigateHomeIntent",
                    "samples": []
                },
                {
                    "name": "EverythingIntent",
                    "slots": [
                        {
                            "name": "EverythingSlot",
                            "type": "Bag_of_words"
                        }
                    ],
                    "samples": [
                        "{EverythingSlot}"
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "types": [
                {
                    "name": "Bag_of_words",
                    "values": [
                        {
                            "name": {
                                "value": "value: Hello world"
                            }
                        },
                        {
                            "name": {
                                "value": "name: bag_of_words"
                            }
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ]
        }
    }
}
  12. Click Save Model.
  13. Navigate to Invocations > Skill Invocation Name.
  14. In the Skill Invocation Name field, provide the skill Invocation name.
    Note: The skill name is the name which you use in your Alexa device to invoke the skill.

    For example: <ask <skill name>.

  15. Navigate to Interfaces and enable Alexa Presentation Language.
    Note: This option enables all the screen devices which you want to use in Alexa.
  16. Click Save Interfaces.